May 2016

Florida's Emerald Coast

Day 1 (May 18)

Sun sets into clouds today over the M.B. Miller county pier

...and an almost full moon rises on the east

The sugar-white beach streches for miles

Day 2 (May 19)

Dramatic start of the day

First sun rays

Pier

Hazy sunset

Day 3 (May 20)

Hiding from rain in the Gulf World Marine Park

Sharks in a tank

Seal

Parrot

Please don't photograph me!

Rain's over

Hard to believe this sand was at one time in Appalachian Mountains

Photographing the photographer

Meditation

Equivalents

One can walk along this beach for hours

The water is warm

Self-portrait in a post-sunset glow

Day 4 (May 21)

Early mornings tend to be cloudy

Panama City Beach Conservation Park

Swamp

Your feet don't get wet

Swamp Tupelo

Messy Arrangement

An island

An island II

An archipelago

Brown and Green I

Brown and Green II

Brown and Green III

Brown and Green IV

Brown and Green V

Calamity

Pines, pines, pines

Palmetto Appearances

Misc.

Yucca

Yucca II

A Pine Flatwood Habitat: Dominance of Pines and Saw Palmetto

Evening at the beach

Water-Land Boundary

Water-Land Boundary II

Day 5 (May 22)

The moonlit beach

Moonset

Morning pink

Morrison Springs

Well-camouflaged

Confusing reflections

Distortions I

Distortions II

Distortions III

Distortions IV

Evening at the beach

Setting sun

Almost gone

From orange...

... to pink

Last rays of color

A lady with a little dog

Day 6 (May 23)

Wading Great Blue Heron I

Great Blue Heron II

Great Blue Heron III

Flying Smiley

St. Andrews State Park

Buttonwood Marsh

Even more pines

Tangled

Infinity

Kira

Gator

Gator Lake